Nine finalists, selected out of 56 applicants, will present their big ideas for social change in Howard County at the Changemaker Challenge live event - and you can be there to see it. The prize money will total $60,000; one $25,000, one $15,000 and two $10,000 awards. One prize will be awarded to a project serving people with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m.

Changemaker Challenge 2019 Finalists:

Big Red Barn Environmental Education: Danielle N. DuPuis - Community Ecology Institute
Community Accessibility with Dignity: Liz Burrage, Colette Jackson, Bryan Sorrentino – The Arc of Howard County
Initiative for Latin American Community Engagement – InLACE: Lucas de Melo, Patricia Silva
Mental Health First Aid and Narcan Training with a Focus on Veterans: Gary Canteen, John Way - VA Way
Practical Skills Training for Caregivers: Claire Cohen, Dan Demmitt, Elizabeth Edsall Kromm, Tracy Novak, Rachael Parran, Esther Tenaglio, Kathy Wehr – Howard County General Hospital
Rubix Preventative Mental Health Program: Dr. Zaneb Khan Beams – Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center
Spreading the Word about Columbia's Black Freedom Visionaries: Pamela Woolford
STEER - Strategic Training for Empathic Emergency Response: Dr. Leah Katherine Saal, Dr. Lisa Schoenbrodt
Upcycled Structures from Recycled Goods: Orlando Goncalves, Alfred Striano – Upcycled

Hosted by the Horizon Foundation and United Way of Central Maryland, the Changemaker Challenge is an event focused on sparking innovation and fresh thinking to address some of Howard County’s most pressing issues. The event, taking place on Veterans Day, will feature a presentation of the colors by the Atholton High School Color Guard.